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About Lofukhong Village

Lofukhong is a small village in Pungro tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 131 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males.

Lofukhong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lofukhong village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kiphire
Tehsil Pungro
Population 243
Male Population 131
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lofukhong compares

By the 2011 count Lofukhong is the 12th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 761 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Lofukhong

Lofukhong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lofukhong as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lofukhong from other places

Lofukhong lies about 24 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 108 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lofukhong
Tehsil headquarters Pungro 16 km
District headquarters Kiphire 24 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 51 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 108 km

Villages closest to Lofukhong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pungro tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lofukhong

As per the Census of India 2011, Lofukhong village had a population of 243. That makes it the 12th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 761 residents.

Lofukhong village has 131 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lofukhong has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Lofukhong falls under Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Lofukhong is Molvom, about 108 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lofukhong.

Lofukhong is about 24 km from Kiphire in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lofukhong is in Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district. Pungro is about 16 km away. Kiphire is about 24 km away. Zunheboto is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khongjiri (2.7 km), Mimi (2.9 km) and Khongka (5.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lofukhong today is likely to be higher.

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